rehydrate
verb
re·hy·drate
(ˌ)rē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt 
rehydrated; rehydrating; rehydrates
: to restore fluid to (something dehydrated)
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Soak in these tips on rehydrating your potting soil for both indoor and outdoor plants.
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
Therefore, these drinks are not as rehydrating as plain water.8
Herbal tea comes from plants that may have therapeutic properties:11
Ginger tea has been found to help with gastrointestinal symptoms, pain, and inflammation.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
Once the creatures were warmed back up, the parts of the ice layer that had not been exposed to the beam sublimated away, and the pattern was preserved on the tardigrade's surface, even after the creatures were rehydrated.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Your skin will be dry from all the exfoliation, so rehydrate it with an unscented lotion.
—Megan Gustashaw, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
Therefore, these drinks are not as rehydrating as plain water.8
Herbal tea comes from plants that may have therapeutic properties:11
Ginger tea has been found to help with gastrointestinal symptoms, pain, and inflammation.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
Once the creatures were warmed back up, the parts of the ice layer that had not been exposed to the beam sublimated away, and the pattern was preserved on the tardigrade's surface, even after the creatures were rehydrated.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Your skin will be dry from all the exfoliation, so rehydrate it with an unscented lotion.
—Megan Gustashaw, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rehydrate
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“Rehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehydrate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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rehydrate
transitive verb
re·hy·drate
(ˈ)rē-ˈhī-ˌdrāt
rehydrated; rehydrating
: to restore fluid to (something dehydrated)
especially
: to restore body fluid lost in dehydration to
rehydrate a patient
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